0 Comments Councillor Jolene Bunting faces criticism for “bringing Nazis to Belfast” BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Controversial councillor Jolene Bunting has been criticised for “bringing Nazis to Belfast” after organising a “Free Tommy Robinson” rally outside City Hall. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/councillor-jolene-bunting-faces-criticism-for-bringing-nazis-to-belfast-37011549.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/article36994807.ece/c82df/AUTOCROP/h342/yatCityHall21.jpg Email Controversial councillor Jolene Bunting has been criticised for “bringing Nazis to Belfast” after organising a “Free Tommy Robinson” rally outside City Hall. Hundred of supporters showed up to the event on Saturday, which was held in reaction to the jailing of Mr Robinson, former EDL leader and convicted mortgage-fraudster, for contempt of court. There was a furious uproar on social media, however, when several of the supporters were photographed giving Nazi salutes. One user wrote: “Nazis brought onto our streets by a Belfast councillor”. Flags belonging to the far-right group Generation Identity were pictured at the rally, which was comprised of a series of speeches by Jolene Bunting and other notable figures of Britain’s far-right. It is understood several supporters travelled up from Dublin and the mainland UK for the event. Ms Bunting’s fellow City Hall councillors were themselves critical of the event and the crowd it attracted. SDLP representative Donal Lyons, who has previously filed several complaints with Commissioner for Standards regarding Councillor Bunting, said it is not hard to understand the message the independent representative was trying to send by organising the rally. “Bringing a group of men, many of whom came over from England especially, to mill around outside Belfast City Hall throwing Nazi salutes, waving white supremacist flags… [Read full story]